Motor City thrashers BATTLECROSS will release their third album Rise To Power in just a week on August 21st via Metal Blade Records. The first official video from the album for the song "Absence" is available for viewing. The video was directed by David Brodsky of My Good Eye. Watch the video on KNAC.COM right HERE.

"The music video for "Absence" delivers an in-your-face onslaught full of hair, sweat, and aggression. The video captures our live show like never before, Dave Brodsky combines the on stage rage with some off stage antics raising the bar to a whole new level. Warning: watching this video may cause excessive headbanging," says guitarist Tony Asta.

The first song from Rise To Power, "Not Your Slave", is streaming at metalblade.com/battlecross. The record was produced by Jason Suecof, and mixed/mastered by Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studios. The cover art was completed by Hungarian artist Péter Sallai (SABATON, SACRED STEEL).

From August 21st through August 24th, BATTLECROSS will play a handful of CD release shows, before they join up with GWAR and BUTCHER BABIES for a North American tour kicking off August 25th in Millvale, PA and wraps up September 18th in Rochester, NY. Fans can expect to hear BATTLECROSS classics and the blistering new tracks from Rise To Power. A complete list of dates can be found below.

Rise To Power Track Listing:

"Scars"

"Not Your Slave"

"Absence"

"Spoiled"

"The Climb"

"Blood & Lies"

"Bound By Fear"

"Despised"

"Shackles"

"The Path"

BATTLECROSS CD Release Shows

08/21 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge

08/22 - Chicago, IL - Reggies

08/23 - Kokomo, IN - Center Stage

08/24 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom

Tour w/ GWAR, BUTCHER BABIES

08/25 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre

08/27 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's

08/28 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre

08/29 - Wichita, KS - Lizards Lounge*

08/30 - Lawrence, KS - Granada

08/31 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom

09/01 - San Antonio, TX - Alamo City Music Hall

09/02 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre

09/03 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen

09/04 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City

09/05 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero

09/06 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggys

09/08 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggys By The Sea

09/09 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live

09/10 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29

09/11 - Sauget, IL - Pop's

09/13 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz*

09/14 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance

09/15 - So. Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

09/16 - Reading, PA - Reverb

09/17 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount

09/18 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall

*Off Date - BATTLECROSS Headline Show*

BATTLECROSS' previous album, War Of Will, debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart upon its release in July of 2013. This was the band's first ever Billboard chart debut! War Of Will also peaked at #3 on the US iTunes metal chart on the day of release. Watch the music video for "Never Coming Back" now at metalblade.com/battlecross.